diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
index caa5251c6f7ee..c54cacf2c6c1f 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/service.rs
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ impl Runtime {
     ) -> Vec<Message<'a>> {
         let ret = Parser::new(allocator, source_text, source_type)
             .with_options(ParseOptions {
+                parse_regular_expression: true,
                 allow_return_outside_function: true,
                 ..ParseOptions::default()
             })